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Rapid assessment of the geographical distribution of Mansonella perstans infections in Uganda, by screening schoolchildren for microfilariae

A. W. OnapaVector Control DivisionMinistry of Health, P.O. Box 1661, Kampala, Uganda
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P. E. SimonsenDBL — Institute for Health Research and DevelopmentJaegersborg Alle 1 D, 2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark
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I. BaehrDBL — Institute for Health Research and DevelopmentJaegersborg Alle 1 D, 2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark
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E. M. PedersenDBL — Institute for Health Research and DevelopmentJaegersborg Alle 1 D, 2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark
Pages 383-393 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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S. M. Asio, P. E. Simonsen & A. W. Onapa. (2009) Mansonella perstans: safety and efficacy of ivermectin alone, albendazole alone and the two drugs in combination. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 103:1, pages 31-37.
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Peter U. Fischer, Achim Hoerauf & Gary J. Weil. 2024. Manson's Tropical Diseases. Manson's Tropical Diseases 745 771 .
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Laurent Azonvide Codjo, Adjobimey Tomabu, Sina Haziz & Baba-Moussa Lamine. (2022) Characterization of the influence of Mansonella perstans co-infection on immunity. Journal of Infectious Diseases and Immunity 14:1, pages 1-5.
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Thaisa Lucas Sandri, Andrea Kreidenweiss, Simon Cavallo, David Weber, Sascha Juhas, Miriam Rodi, Tamirat Gebru Woldearegai, Markus Gmeiner, Luzia Veletzky, Michael Ramharter, Gildas B Tazemda-Kuitsouc, Pierre Blaise Matsiegui, Benjamin Mordmüller & Jana Held. (2021) Molecular Epidemiology of Mansonella Species in Gabon . The Journal of Infectious Diseases 223:2, pages 287-296.
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Ole Lagatie, Elodie Granjon, Maurice R. Odiere, Maan Zrein & Lieven J. Stuyver. (2019) Assessment of multiplex Onchocerca volvulus peptide ELISA in non-endemic tropical regions. Parasites & Vectors 12:1.
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Gasim Abd-Elfarag & Michaël Boele van Hensbroek. (2019) Nodding Syndrome: The Unresolved Mystery of a Pediatric Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 38:6S, pages S67-S71.
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Linda Batsa Debrah, Norman Nausch, Vera Serwaa Opoku, Wellington Owusu, Yusif Mubarik, Daniel Antwi Berko, Samuel Wanji, Laura E. Layland, Achim Hoerauf, Marc Jacobsen, Alexander Yaw Debrah & Richard O. Phillips. (2017) Epidemiology of Mansonella perstans in the middle belt of Ghana. Parasites & Vectors 10:1.
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Ana Hernández-González, Laura Moya, María J. Perteguer, Zaida Herrador, Rufino Nguema, Justino Nguema, Pilar Aparicio, Agustín Benito & Teresa Gárate. (2016) Evaluation of onchocerciasis seroprevalence in Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea) after years of disease control programmes. Parasites & Vectors 9:1.
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Samuel Wanji, Dizzle Bita Tayong, Laura E. Layland, Fabrice R. Datchoua Poutcheu, Winston Patrick Chounna Ndongmo, Jonas Arnaud Kengne-Ouafo, Manuel Ritter, Nathalie Amvongo-Adjia, Fanny Fri Fombad, Charity Nya Njeshi, Armand Seraphin Nkwescheu, Peter A. Enyong & Achim Hoerauf. (2016) Update on the distribution of Mansonella perstans in the southern part of Cameroon: influence of ecological factors and mass drug administration with ivermectin. Parasites & Vectors 9:1.
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Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Penelope Vounatsou, Ambrose W. Onapa, Jürg Utzinger, Erling M. Pedersen, Thomas K. Kristensen & Paul E. Simonsen. (2016) Ecological Drivers of Mansonella perstans Infection in Uganda and Patterns of Co-endemicity with Lymphatic Filariasis and Malaria. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 10:1, pages e0004319.
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Richard O. Phillips, Michael Frimpong, Fred S. Sarfo, Birte Kretschmer, Marcus Beissner, Alexander Debrah, Yaw Ampem-Amoako, Kabiru M. Abass, William Thompson, Mabel Sarpong Duah, Justice Abotsi, Ohene Adjei, Bernhard Fleischer, Gisela Bretzel, Mark Wansbrough-Jones & Marc Jacobsen. (2014) Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana . Emerging Infectious Diseases 20:6, pages 1000-1003.
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Paul E. Simonsen, Peter U. Fischer, Achim Hoerauf & Gary J. Weil. 2014. Manson's Tropical Infectious Diseases. Manson's Tropical Infectious Diseases 737 765.e5 .
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J.C. Sousa-Figueiredo, M. Day, M. Betson, C. Rowell, A. Wamboko, M. Arinaitwe, F. Kazibwe, N.B. Kabatereine & J.R. Stothard. (2010) Field survey for strongyloidiasis in eastern Uganda with observations on efficacy of preventive chemotherapy and co-occurrence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis/intestinal schistosomiasis. Journal of Helminthology 85:3, pages 325-333.
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Paul E. Simonsen, Ambrose W. Onapa & Santa Maria Asio. (2011) Mansonella perstans filariasis in Africa. Acta Tropica 120, pages S109-S120.
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Patrick William Woodburn, Lawrence Muhangi, Stephen Hillier, Juliet Ndibazza, Proscovia Bazanya Namujju, Moses Kizza, Christine Ameke, Nicolas Emojong Omoding, Mark Booth & Alison Mary Elliott. (2009) Risk Factors for Helminth, Malaria, and HIV Infection in Pregnancy in Entebbe, Uganda. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 3:6, pages e473.
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Santa Maria Asio, Paul E. Simonsen & Ambrose W. Onapa. (2009) A randomised, double-blind field trial of ivermectin alone and in combination with albendazole for the treatment of Mansonella perstans infections in Uganda. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 103:3, pages 274-279.
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Santa Maria Asio, Paul E. Simonsen & Ambrose W. Onapa. (2009) Mansonella perstans filariasis in Uganda: patterns of microfilaraemia and clinical manifestations in two endemic communities. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 103:3, pages 266-273.
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Santa Maria Asio, Paul E. Simonsen & Ambrose W. Onapa. (2008) Analysis of the 24-h microfilarial periodicity of Mansonella perstans. Parasitology Research 104:4, pages 945-948.
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